DANCEFACULTY

Joan has owned and operated the dance portion of Frates Creative Arts Center for 21 years. However, Joan has been a dance educator for
over 30 years! She is a member of the The Dance Teachers Club of Boston, Inc. with the American Society and Dance Masters of America.
She is a licensed Zumba Instructor and holds a Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude, from The University of Massachusetts. She
continues to train and keep up to date through workshops offered through her dance organizations.

As an experienced educator and choreographer, her work has been seen all over the Lakes Region. Over the years, she has
choreographed for high schools, Streetcar Company, On Stage Theatre Company and Lakes Region Family Theater, to name a few. She
choreographed dances that were performed in Russia and Lithuania with On Stage Theatre Co. and she and her husband have spent their
summers educating children and putting on neighborhood style children theater performances that Joan both writes, costumes, and
choreographs. Most recently she was found working with her family as she co-choreographed On Stage Theatre Company’s production of “A
Chorus Line”. The show was performed to raise money for scholarships for students majoring in dance or theater on the college level.

Although she now prefers being behind the scenes, Joan is no stranger to the stage. For years she could be found performing Illusions in
magic shows with her husband and marching through the streets of New England with The NH Lawnchair Brigade. Her voice can be found on
the record, “I’m Dancing with Mr. George”, produced by Hoctor records.

One of her favorite roles was Peter Pan, in Streetcar Company’s “Peter Pan”. She has also been found as different characters with On Stage
Theatre Company’s Murder Mysteries that take place at Inns throughout the New England area. She also played the mother in “The Music
Man” with Lakes Region Summer Theatre and most recently, has performed for the past five years in Streetcar Co.’s Theater in the Park.

On or off stage Joan lights up a room with her energy, appreciated by students both young and old. Her students have gone on to study
dance at a number of different colleges and Universities and she is proud so many have gone on to become dance educators themselves!
Joan is thankful to have a career she loves.

Joan Frates

Amelia Hamilton-Miller

Born and raised here in Laconia, Amelia learned to love the Arts from her parents, Larry and Joan Frates. She went on to study Musical
Theatre at Emerson College in Boston, then transferred and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors in Dance Performance from
Oklahoma City University.

She has spent time in both Chicago, studying dance at Giordano’s Dance Studio and taking classes in New York at Broadway Dance Center
and as a work-study student at Steps. She has earned certifications to teach dance through The Dance Teachers Club of Boston, Inc. with
the American Society and Dance Masters of America and is a licensed ZUMBA instructor. She continues to train in dance and teaching
through master workshops. She has taught and choreographed at The Central WI School of Ballet in Wausau,WI., Creative Summer Camp in
Bethesda, Maryland, as well as here in NH.

Amelia recently performed as Cassie and co-choreographed with OnStage Theater Company’s production of A Chorus Line, in Meredith, NH.
She was a dancer in the show Country Tonite, in Pigeon Forge, TN. She has performed in NH at The Hampton Playhouse and at The
Seacoast Repertory Theatre. She has also been a Performer and later the Asst. Manager to the Characters onboard Disney Cruise Line.

Amelia was also a guest entertainer as a Magician’s Assistant onboard The Golden Princess Cruise Ship. One of her favorite roles was
performing as Anybodys in Broadway choreographer, Joey McKneely’s German/Swiss/Austrian tour of “West Side Story”.

Working backstage with Stage Management teams, Amelia was a Production Assistant for the show “Sister Act the Musical”, at the Pasadena
Playhouse in California, now a hit in the West End in London. In NYC she was a PA with the Broadway show, “The Boy From OZ” starring Hugh
Jackman.

She works for 105.5 JYY and 93.3 The WOLF and then heads to the studio to teach. She loves that the two careers she currently has are
brought together with her love of music.

Amelia spent 6 months, before returning to NH, working on a Celebrity Cruise Ship with her husband Lyall. She is thrilled to be with him on
land, back in NH, teaching once again at Frates Creative Arts Center!

  Ian first hit the dance floor right here in Laconia at age four and hasn’t stopped since. After fourteen years of instruction and performing
locally Ian joined the Performing Arts Program at Youth With A Mission-Metro New York. There he studied and performed with an international
cast across the eastern half of the United States in high-intensity performances with YWAM’s “All Access” Dance Company."

  After his third tour with “All Access” Ian returned to Laconia and has been a choreographer and dance instructor for students in local dance
studios, including FCAC, for eight years. Ian has also been a guest instructor for dance workshops including Hip-Hop classes in the Boston
area. Ian has also had the opportunity to study under world-renowned dance instructors with the internationally acclaimed Ballet Magnificent in
Jackson, Mississippi.

  In 2008, representing Frates Creative Arts Center, Ian obtained First Place in the Lakes Region Dancing with the Local Stars. Ian has been
the choreographer for stage productions for area schools and musical ensembles.

  Ian enjoys being part of stage presentations as a performer also. He began right here at age seven with the On Stage Theatre Company. In
addition to On Stage he has performed with The Streetcar Company, The Wesley Players, Lakes Region Summer Theatre, YWAM-Metro New
York and danced opening acts for musicians at Soul Fest. He has enjoyed over a dozen roles that include; “Edmund” in “Narnia,” “Tevye” in
“Fiddler On The Roof” and most recently “Mike” in “A Chorus Line.”

  Ian truly enjoys sharing his energy, intensity and heart for “speaking through moving” in dance with the students at
Frates Creative Arts Center.

Ian Jameson

Erin, Artistic Director for ARTSFEST and for the Wolfeboro Area Creative Arts Center, is a dancer, choreographer, educator, director and
artistic experience facilitator. She earned a BFA from The University of the Arts, and has danced and choreographed for many dance and
theatre companies including Group Motion Multi Media Dance Theatre in Philadelphia.

In 1999, Erin created ARTSFEST, a Touring Company of Performing and Visual Artists, which operates an Artist retreat center in Quebec. Erin
has performed and directed all over the world including India, Quebec, throughout the U.S., as well as a Performance Tour of Russia and
Lithuania with the Frates’ OnStage Theatre Company. Erin trained at Frates Creative Arts Center in her Pre-Professional career and loves to
share her passion for Dance and the Performing Arts with FCAC dancers.

Erin Lovette-Sherman

Sarah K. Sedgley

Sarah grew up in the Lakes Region and has danced since the age of four. Upon graduation from high school, Sarah attended
Mercyhurst College in Erie,PA, and Dean College in Franklin, MA to achieve her Bachelor’s Degree in Dance.

While in college, Sarah was able to work with world-renown dancers and companies such as Laura Alonso, Maurice Hines, Luis Montero, The
Boston Dance Company, Dance Alloy, and Koresh Dance. She then danced for two years with the Jean Ann Ryan Production Company and
Norwegian Cruise Lines of America, performing Broadway style dance shows. She was also the lead magician’s assistant in Scott Alexander’s
“Elements of Illusion,” and played the role of Judy Turner in OnStage Theatre Company’s “A Chorus Line.”

In 2008, Sarah became certified to teach advanced ballet by the Dance Teacher’s Club of Boston, Inc. and the American Society. She most
recently became licensed by the Zumba Corporation, and is very enthusiastic about teaching Zumba classes! Sarah is often furthering her
technique and teaching abilities by taking master dance classes in all areas of dance. She is also very interested in health and wellness, and
enjoys a cardio kickboxing class three times per week. Sarah also shares her love of dance with the Gilford High School theatre department as
a choreographer, and has been teaching for FCAC for three years.